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Gulls

East Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom

A 3-minute field recording by david.j.pitt made in Felixstowe, United Kingdom on 13 July 2021, in the night. Soundscape: wind and birdsong & dawn chorus.

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Gulls
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Recordist's notes

At 2am the gulls take over, robbing waste bins and combing every inch for food scraps left by holidaymakers of the day. Recorded with two Beyer lavaliers hung out of an upstairs window and a MixPre 6 II at 32 bit x 48k. I realised too late that my fur covered lavaliers might look like a tasty treat to a hungry gull but luckily they survived. Watch out for the volume peaks if you are listening with headphones.

Written by david.j.pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Felixstowe is a town of about 24,521 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 53 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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